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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 18, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 28, 2010
Arnold Kholodenko, San Francisco, CA (US);
Anwer Husain, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Arnold Kholodenko, San Francisco, CA (US);
Anwer Husain, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Lam Research Corporation, Fremont, CA (US);
Abstract
An optimized plasma processing chamber configured to provide a current path is provided. The optimized plasma processing chamber includes at least an upper electrode, a powered lower electrode, a heating plate, a cooling plate, a plasma chamber lid, and clamp ring. Both the heating plate and the cooling plate are disposed above the upper electrode whereas the heating plate is configured to heat the upper electrode while the cooling plate is configured to cool the upper electrode. The clamp ring is configured to secure the upper electrode to a plasma chamber lid and to provide a current path from the upper electrode to the plasma chamber lid. A pocket may be formed between the clamp ring and the upper electrode to hold at least the heater plate, wherein the pocket is configured to allow longitudinal and lateral tolerances for thermal expansion of the heater plate from repetitive thermal cycling.